News, Rumors and Opinions Friday 7-24-2026
Stephanie Starr: Pivotal Moment Not Just for Iraq, but for the Entire Middle East
7-24-2026
Iraq’s Prime Minister is heading to Iran at a pivotal moment not just for Iraq, but for the entire Middle East.
Iraq is uniquely positioned to maintain relationships with both the United States and Iran, making it one of the few nations capable of helping reduce regional tensions through diplomacy.
Peace creates opportunity. Opportunity creates investment. Investment creates prosperity.
The timing is difficult to ignore:
The U.S. is advancing the CLARITY Act to establish a regulatory framework for digital assets. It’s no coincidence that other countries have passed their own crypto laws. Here are the ones just in the last 30 days.
Japan has already passed landmark legislation reclassifying cryptocurrencies as financial products, paving the way for lower taxes, institutional adoption, and future crypto ETFs.
Russia has approved a sweeping cryptocurrency law creating a regulated market for digital assets, licensed exchanges, and digital repositories while expanding legal use in cross-border trade.
Taiwan recently passed its Virtual Asset Service Act, establishing a comprehensive legal framework for crypto exchanges and stablecoin issuers.
Nigeria also signed a new Executive Order coordinating virtual asset regulation across government agencies and accelerating its digital asset framework.
Around the world, governments are no longer debating whether to regulate digital assets they’re racing to define the rules. Whether this reflects a broader global shift or parallel responses to the growth of digital finance, the pace of legislative activity has accelerated significantly over the past month.
Iraq continues modernizing its banking sector, expanding electronic payments, reconnecting banks to the global financial system, and diversifying beyond oil.
The U.S.-Iraq strategic partnership continues to deepen through financial reforms, investment, and security cooperation. Historically, Iraq (ancient Mesopotamia) is widely regarded as the cradle of civilization, and many religious traditions associate the region around the Tigris and Euphrates with the Garden of Eden.
If lasting peace gains traction, Iraq’s strategic location, natural resources, and financial modernization could position it as one of the Middle East’s most important economic hubs.
Some investors believe these developments could eventually contribute to a broader restructuring of the global monetary and financial system. While the idea of a “global currency reset” remains speculative, there is no question that major changes are occurring across digital assets, payment infrastructure, and international finance.
Peace through prosperity has always been the stronger path.
Watch Iraq. It’s going to be BIBLICAL
The next chapter may be far bigger than most people realize.
Source(s):
• https://x.com/StephanieStarrC/status/2080257560716673097
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Courtesy of Dinar Guru: https://www.dinarguru.com/
Reset Intelligence The rate is not the thing trapped behind the WTO. It waits on a budget parliament has to write and a cabinet it has to seat, and those are the pieces with a real date on them.
Mnt Goat Can the news get any better than this other than getting news of the reinstatement is done. Folks, this visit by al-Zaidi to Washington is beginning to pay off for Iraq... President Trump has his eyes on Iraq and a plan to revolutionize their economy...this is not only for Iraq but the entire middle east. Iraq is going to play a MAJOR role in the plan.
StephenIraq's GDP - right now they are the fastest growing Middle Eastern nation...surpassing Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Dubai...And when you look at all the deals they just signed, it's like gosh, their progress and their potential [is off the charts]. I don't see a dinar hater or someone who used to be against this investment or thought it was foolish before and look at everything happening right now and just say, wow, I want to be part of this transition or I want to be invested, maybe not in the dinar, but in some part of this country of Iraq to be able to get returns on the upside...
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HUGE Event Monday Could SHAKE Silver Market | Andy Schectman
Liberty and Finance: 7-23-2026
Andy Schectman returns to Liberty & Finance with a sweeping macroeconomic update, warning that multiple financial risks are converging at once—from overvalued stocks and housing to Social Security funding, Treasury demand, and hidden inflation pressures.
He explains why central banks continue accumulating physical gold while reducing reliance on U.S. debt, and why China's July 24 move to end retail paper gold trading could mark a major shift toward physical price discovery.
The discussion also explores practical challenges investors face when reallocating wealth into precious metals during periods of market stress.
Could the "everything bubble" finally be approaching its breaking point, and what does it mean for gold and silver investors?